Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-30

Niles, J. Hale and Geo A. Barber showed
Concords and the latter gentleman some
nice Hartfords One exhibit of orange
| ounces was made by Benjamin Barber.
The pears were few in number but nice in
quality. A. II. Harris Of Brattleboro showed
some Proctor Parks that were beauties
Benjamin Barber showed some Flemish
beauties and Bell Buffums Exhibits of to-
matoes were made by Willard Wicks and
| Philander Shearer. Milton Powers showed
two varieties of sunflowers, white and
black, and several varieties of beans also
some garden seeds. ID. S. Worden showed
| five varieties Of squashes one of them,
winter crook neck, was new TO our eyes.
We are very happy TO notice that the ex-
hibits of that department Of women's work
which contributes to the comforts Of life is
steadily on the increase from year TO year,
such ms handsome quilts-not the crazy
kind that give one the nightmare to sleep
under-but good substantial ones such as
our grandmothers made, and nice warm
stockings. Neither is the inner man neg
lected. Butter that makes one long for
hot biscuit canned fruits that make your
mouth water cheese and other toothsOme
morsels, all contribute to make up the grand
total. Mrs. G. o. Thurber showed some
nice cheeses. Mrs. NJ Powers showed five
cans of pears, plums and pickles Mrs Lu-
ther Adams four cans of crab apples that
were handsome r. b. Thomas of West
Brattleboro showed u can of plums that
were put up by "A new process without heat.
| Willard Wicks had three exhibits of butter
in tub, jar and ball Mrs. Janette Bowen
of Coleraine, Mass, some lump butter.
Willard Wicks also showed some nice hon
ey Luther Adams some clear, white ma
! pie syrup some one, name unknown, had
a ripe strawberry with fresh blossoms at
tached May f., Bowen of COlernine, Mass,
showed panel Of painted pansies that was
pretty Alice Thurber showed "A panel of
moss rose buds, the buds being artificial.
the moss real Mrs. d. +. Tucker "A blank
1T of white flannel embroidered with white
saddlers' silk. Mrs. Ann Stowe showed a
knit bed spread made in her S7th year, and
she was only four months knitting the
spread, which was handsome one. She
also showed bed valance made in her Goth
year. We noticed two nice lamp mats
one by Mrs. J. P. Fish Of maroon flannel
finished with embroidery silk and gold gilt
the other by Mrs. H. IL Faulkner of Jack
sonvile, of white wurstcd with silver gilt
finish IA table scarf 10y Clara Stacy of ma
room brocade velvet with crazy work edges /:
also two thermometer cases, one by Mrs
Nettie Wicks Of black velvet with pretty
painted design, the other by Mabel Thur
her of blue satin with painted daisies.
There were six exhibits of drawn rugs 10y
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Scott, Nettie Scott, .. B..
Dix, Lucy Tucker and Flora Stowe,
The bouquets of cut flowers were very
abundant the pretticst was Mrs. 4. l..
Thurber's panses and tube roses Mrs. Geo.
Barber showed one of asters Mrs. W G.
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celaneous one by Mamie Adams
The department of ''ye ancient thyngs
was comprised in an ancient petition Of the
inhabitants of the district Of Halifax to
Christians of every denomination for help
to build meeting house, and was dated
Noy. 18th, 1773 exhibited by A c. Niles.
The usual Thompsonian dose of state pol
tiles dealt out by some ambitious politician
was omitted this year, and Col. Geo. W.
Hooker Of BrattleborO gave us II good agri-
cultural talk, such as he well knows how
10 do We wish more of the jewellers in
the cities were as interested in agriculture
AS Col Hooker The Griswoldvlle, Mass.
band furnished music
The trial of carriage horses was an eX-
citing one. 1t was participated in by X.
Q. Wilcox, DIR. f. ID. Stafford, \. f. Kemp
and Mowrey Lynde of Whitiugham H. j.
| fmllpS OF HulltAN, =. thompson OF Heath,
Mass, and Israel Harris Of Mortified,
Mass Fred Griffin showed his trained
calves that could almost talk Good order
was maintained by \. j. Warren, l.. II
Ballou, Willis Brown, Ellis Worlen, vii
Warren, Archie Kingsley and Winnie
Houghton as police. ellison, the auction
eer, was conspicuous by his absence thi,
year. Flagg of Brattleboro the man OF
soap with wonderful lather, lifted up hi.
voice and-not wept, rs the scripture hath
it-but sang. His combination musical in
strument, part banjo, part guitar and
the rest Flagg, was left at home this year
and the old fiddle once more twanged foI
soap. The usual amount Of vctualing
tents were on the grounds One by the la
dies aid society of Halifax, for the Bap
tist church. which cleared about 80. c
W. Stewart represented the Estey manu-
featuring company with one of their or
gans, and Scott Dunkee showed the New
Home and Acme sewing machines r. Il
Thomas of West Brattleboro showed tn,
Home Jewel folding table. We refer to tn,
premium list for further particulars.